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sillypicture t1_iskqaa3 wrote

Reply to comment by Firm_Masterpiece_343 in NASA aces test of robot balloon that could one day explore Venus by MicroSofty88

Like the other guy said, do you research. Atmosphere on Venus is mega dense. Conditions you cite are found in the surface, of which this balloon will never go to. In to of the clouds is, apart from the lack of oxygen, otherwise al the most pleasant of all bodies in the system. Pleasant temperature, 1 atmosphere pressure, a blue sky. A human could survive a trip to the top of Venus on such balloons in a t shirt and jeans, and an oxygen mask.

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Lucky-Load2637 t1_iskyjcn wrote

Yep, 50km above the surface of Venus is the most earthlike place in the solar system, excepting of course the earth. We could colonize it with floating cities, theoretically.

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sillypicture t1_isl77ep wrote

Unfortunately unless we decide the atmosphere has relevant resources it's unlikely we will establish a presence beyond scientific or possibly penitentiary.

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